become divisive

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Used to describe the process of something starting to cause disagreement.

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Examples (10)

  • The debate over the new law quickly became divisive within the community.
  • Without careful handling, this discussion could become very divisive.
  • Over the years, the topic of climate change has become increasingly divisive.
  • The issue of funding for the arts threatens to become divisive in the city council.
  • The new CEO's policies caused him to become a divisive figure among the staff.
  • We must prevent this topic from becoming divisive in our team meetings.
  • As the election nears, political rhetoric is becoming more divisive.
  • The question of national identity has become so divisive that rational debate is difficult.
  • Historically, language policy has often become a divisive issue in multicultural nations.
  • Allowing the argument to become so divisive was a failure of leadership.